Swiss prosecutors have charged a German IT expert with selling client data from private bank Julius Baer in Zurich to the German tax authorities. An accomplice, identified only as a retired German tax... more

Swiss prosecutors have charged a German IT expert with selling client data from private bank Julius Baer in Zurich to the German tax authorities. An accomplice, identified only as a retired German tax inspector, was under investigation, the prosecutors said in a statement.
A former chairman of Tesco, the world's No.3 retailer, said that restoring the store group's fortunes could take up to three years and appealed to investors to give Chief Executive Phil Clarke sufficient time.
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